Community diabetes services: fit for the future?

Authors

  • Christopher Walton Consultant Diabetologist (Retired 2025) Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Vijay Jayagopal Consultant in Diabetes and Clinical Dean at York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15277/bjd.2025.495

Keywords:

community diabetes services, type 2 diabetes, commissioning, diabetes prevention programme

References

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Published

2025-12-18

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